Found a LOT of Model 3's in a Tesla lot - Pictures inside

[Zorg]

At 8:10 saw quite a few semi loaded. Way more activity than a month ago.

 

[dailo]

For the past two weeks or so, I have been seeing at least 1 or 2 trucks full of Teslas on 101S during my commute home. Bad time to be driving, but gives me an opportunity to see all the different colors while stuck in traffic.

 

[Trips]

Looks like anyone with a truck and flatbed can deliver. 83 hours until the end of the quarter.

 

[nwfan]

View attachment 289447 View attachment 289448 View attachment 289449 Car carriers galore! 7 of them loading and more coming in/out

Does Tesla load cars onto rail cars? I believe they somewhere in Bay Area load Tesla cars into containers for shipment by rail to eastern ports for export to Europe. Assume they load containers in Oakland for Asia and China export.

 

[tpatana]

Looks like anyone with a truck and flatbed can deliver.

Anyone have truck and flatbed they can borrow me? I have California road trip to do...

 

[augkuo]

13 car carriers in the lot and 2 that left around 1:15pm - two are from this morning though so maybe the drivers had to take a break.

 

[MXWing]

13 car carriers in the lot and 2 that left around 1:15pm - two are from this morning though so maybe the drivers had to take a break.

Motherfrieken Elon would not be taking a break!

 

[Big Earl]

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Thanks for the afternoon update!

 

[Big Earl]

Does Tesla load cars onto rail cars? I believe they somewhere in Bay Area load Tesla cars into containers for shipment by rail to eastern ports for export to Europe. Assume they load containers in Oakland for Asia and China export.

Tesla has a modest lot in the port of Richmond where they stage vehicles for rail cars. I posted some satellite and Street View images a while ago in this thread.

 

[KJD]

Maybe someone should build an electric semi to transport all those EV's to their new owners.

 

[kengchang]

If this keeps going in April, 2K is officially here.

 

[Zorg]

Plenty of trucks in the lot tonight. Maybe getting ready for tomorrow morning.

 

[MXWing]

Plenty of trucks in the lot tonight. Maybe getting ready for tomorrow morning.

Camping overnight? Let me send some uber eats to you.

 

[Zorg]

Camping overnight? Let me send some uber eats to you.

Pass the lot on my way home

 

[augkuo]

3/29/18 around 7:00am - 13 car carriers in the lot! Looks like the lot is emptying out so not sure if the production rate will be sustained. If we keep seeing this many car carriers every day and there are still some cars in the lot then they've found an equilibrium of production/delivery rates.

 

[Zaphod]

3/29/18 around 7:00am - 13 car carriers in the lot! Looks like the lot is emptying out so not sure if the production rate will be sustained. If we keep seeing this many car carriers every day and there are still some cars in the lot then they've found an equilibrium of production/delivery rates.

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end of quarter push....

 

[MXWing]

Tesla can send one of those MFG Dual Motor P Model 3s to me right now and add +1 to numbers if they are inclined.

Elon - Costa Mesa is my delivery center.

Thanks

 

[kwest2]

Internal emails leaked to Bloomberg indicate that Tesla was at >200/day last week, and are pushing for >300/day this week.

 

[sreams]

end of quarter push....

Wish they would move from "end of quarter push" to just "push". Why slow production after a push?

 

[goto10]

Wish they would move from "end of quarter push" to just "push". Why slow production after a push?

The end of quarter push sounds like it's pulling people from other lines, asking people to work extra hours, etc - steps that won't be sustainable long term. They can rally the troops for short-term improvements but will need to improve their processes to maintain it long term.

That said, they will have to try to keep up and improve the pace to meet their goals for the next quarter. So even if there's a post-quarter drop in production rate, I expect it to be a short one.